Freeson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Freeson family

The surname Freeson was first found in South Lincolnshire, where the name is generally thought to have originated in Frieston, a parish, in the union of Boston, wapentake of Skirbeck, in parts of Holland. 1 Alternatively the name could have been "a modification of Frithestan, the Anglo-Saxon personal name." 2

Early History of the Freeson family

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Freeson Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Freeson family name include Freston, Freeston, Freestone, Freeson and others.

Early Notables of the Freeson family

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Freeson migration to Australia +

Freeson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Jonathon Freeson who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Circassian" on 4th November 1832, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 8th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/circassian